modify/ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ/
to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose调整；稍作修改；使更适合
-Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
to make sth less extreme缓和；使温和
-to modify your behaviour/language/views 使你的行为╱语言╱观点更容易让人接受
engineer/ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/
v.[ usually passive]to design and build sth设计制造
-The car is beautifully engineered and a pleasure to drive.
contrive/kənˈtraɪv/
[ V to inf] to manage to do sth despite difficulties（不顾困难而）设法做到
-She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening.
[VN] to succeed in making sth happen despite difficulties（克服困难）促成（某事）
-I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them.
optimize/ˈɒptɪˌmaɪz/
[VN] to make sth as good as it can be; to use sth in the best possible way使最优化；充分利用
-to optimize the use of resources充分利用资源
resource/rɪˈzɔːs/
[C]something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students有助于实现目标的东西；资料
-Time is your most valuable resource, especially in examinations.
resources[pl.]personal qualities such as courage and imagination that help you deal with difficult situations勇气；才智；谋略
-He has no inner resources and hates being alone.
capability/ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ/
~ (to do sth/of doing sth)the ability or qualities necessary to do sth能力；才能
-beyond/within the capabilities of current technology超出了当前技术能力的范围；在当前技术能力的范围以内
the power or weapons that a country has for war or for military action（国家的）军事力量，军事武器
-Britain's nuclear/military capability
comprehensive/ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/
including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc., that may be concerned全部的；所有的；（几乎）无所不包的；详尽的
-a comprehensive study全面的研究
seamless/ˈsiːmlɪs/
with no spaces or pauses between one part and the next（两部分之间）无空隙的，不停顿的
-a seamless flow of talk连贯流畅的谈话
vast/vɑːst/
extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.辽阔的；巨大的；庞大的；大量的
-a vast area of forest莽莽苍苍的森林
-In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.
origin/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/
the point from which sth starts; the cause of sth起源；源头；起因
-The origin of the word remains obscure.
a person's social and family background身世；出身
-She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth.
original/əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/
a document, work of art, etc. produced for the first time, from which copies are later made原件；正本；原稿；原作
in the original
in the language in which a book, etc. was first written, before being translated用原著的语言；未经翻译
-I studied Italian so that I would be able to read Dante in the original.
[U]the quality of being new and interesting in a way that is different from anything that has existed before独创性；创意；独特构思
-This latest collection lacks style and originality.
originate/əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt/
[VN] to create sth new创立；创建；发明
-Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.洛克于17世纪创立了这个理论。
Aboriginal/ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl/
relating to the original people, animals, etc. of a place and to a period of time before Europeans arrived（欧洲人到来之前某地区的人、动物等）土著的，土生土长的
-aboriginal art/culture土著艺术╱文化
aborigine/ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ/
a member of a race of people who were the original people living in a country原住居民；土著；土人
recreation/ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən/
[U]the fact of people doing things for enjoyment, when they are not working娱乐；消遣
-the need to improve facilities for leisure and recreation
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